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Lesson 1 of 20 ยท Planning & Strategy

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Make a Plan!

What You'll Learn

๐Ÿ“‹ Let's Think & Play! Clap 3 times if you're ready to think! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Today's adventure: introduction to planning! Here's what we'll do: ๐Ÿ–๏ธ LOOK at the fun activity below ๐Ÿค” THINK about what you see ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ TALK about your ideas with someone โœ๏ธ TRY the challenge โ€” there are no wrong answers! Remember: Thinking is like a muscle. Every time you try, your brain gets STRONGER! ๐Ÿ’ช Let's go! โฌ‡๏ธ

Key Concept: Introduction to planning

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Think About This

๐Ÿ“ Party Planner: We're having a pretend party! Plan it: WHO is invited? WHAT food? WHAT games? Draw your party plan!

Thinking Steps

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๐Ÿ‘€ Discover!

Look at the activity. What's interesting? What stands out?

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๐Ÿค” Wonder!

Ask yourself: WHY is it like that? What do I think?

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โœ‹ Try It!

Pick your answer or try the challenge. Be brave!

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โญ Share!

Tell a friend or grown-up what you figured out!

Key Points

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Master introduction to planning

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Apply planning & strategy in real situations

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Build habits of planning & strategy

Key Vocabulary

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The thing you do after the first thing

Plan

Thinking about what to do BEFORE you do it

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Why This Matters in Real Life

When you get dressed in the right order (socks THEN shoes!), that's planning! You already do it! ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

  • 1Can you teach a stuffed animal about introduction to planning? They're a great audience! ๐Ÿงธ
  • 2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs โ€” up ๐Ÿ‘ or down ๐Ÿ‘Ž!
  • 3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! ๐ŸŽจ

Check Your Understanding

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First โ€” ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ shoes or ๐Ÿงฆ socks?